"The Spacer's Blade"- Hunted down and then trapped on a foreign planet, a young alien struggles to survive in a new environment.

"Crawlies"- A young girl stows away on an alien vessel but her ingenuity and courage might end up saving them all.

"I, Vermin"- Nico's life as a Greeter on the super mall orbiting Pluto has gone nowhere up until now. Even as tragedy strikes, a strange change overtakes him and he finds himself with a second chance.

"Slingshot"- Jackie Banner performs a daring prison break, and an even more daring maneuver to escape pursuit.

This collection of three short stories and one novelette spans the spectrum of Science Fiction.

Annie Bellet has sold stories to magazines such as AlienSkin, Contrary, and Daily Science Fiction. She lives and works in the Pacific Northwest.